Pupils at Swinton High School are celebrating after beating allcomers to win a national award for Manchester United.
Representing the Reds at the national competition, students pitched their ‘Transfer Foods’ idea.
Swinton pupils landed on the vision of food trucks at Old Trafford themed around international signings.
There’d be Spanish food for David de Gea and Ander Herrara, Argentinian cuisine for Marcus de Rojo, French fayre for Anthony Martial and Morgan Schneiderlin and even belly-busting Belgian treats to represent Marouane Fellaini and Adnan Januzai.
As a Manchester United Foundation partner school Swinton pupils have had the chance to meet Reds stars and even run out on the pitch as flag-bearers for the Premier League side.
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And Manchester United have never won the Premier League-backed Enterprise Challenge competition.
So it was time to repay the favour.
A trip down the M6 to London meant the team could pitch at Westminster in front of business mogul Theo Paphitis, former Chelsea left-back Graeme Le Saux and BBC Breakfast business presenter Steph McGovern.
Battling nerves they beat off the competition, including schools representing Everton and West Ham, to bring home the prize for Manchester United.
Headteacher Mark Harrison was thrilled with the result.
He told SalfordOnline.com: “The idea came from all our Year 9s who got together for an Enterprise Day at school and pitched the idea to United Managing Director Richard Arnold.
“He was so impressed with the winning group that they got the chance to show the idea off infront of 4,000 fans when Manchester United played Stoke.
“From there we won the right to represent the North West, and then nationally, to take the trip down to London.
“This is a really good reflection of the huge amount of work all the children put in. We’re absolutely delighted.”
Main image: Lucy Budsworth, Liam De Mascia, Rory Howcroft, Corben Timperley, David Kelley
